If you like to host dinner parties, it is crucial that you think about the décor of your dining room. The colour scheme must be carefully considered as it could make or break your dinner party.

If you would like your guests to clear their plates think about colour temperature. Research indicates that warm colours makes us feel hungry. This includes yellow which will get guests’ stomachs rumbling, and red which gives people a boost of strength. Oranges also increase appetites, but you can go for a softer shade, like cantaloupe, if a bright tangerine isn’t quite right for your formal space.

Light, both artificial and natural, will transform any space. You can make small rooms become open and airy with large volumes of diffuse light, whilst large open plan spaces become cosier and more inviting with intimate layers of light centred around seating.

Illuminate one wall with an asymmetric wash of light in a narrow hallway to push the wall outwards making the space feel bigger. In areas where the architecture is dull, introduce playful non-symmetric lighting details to add interest.

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“Good storage is the key to a well-designed, tidy home. To increase the feel of space, especially in a small room, try to utilise the vertical wall space for storage units and other wall mounted fittings instead of placing everything on the floor...